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in 1851. These works employ about 225 men and manufacture 

 high-speed, direct-acting engines, stationary and portable, and 

 agricultural engines and boilers of all kinds. The New York Air 

 Brake Company, which is stated to be the largest manufacturing 

 industry at Watertown, dates back to 1861. The foundry of this 

 company uses water power from the Black river. 



A large number of other manufacturing establishments have 

 been established at Watertown, taking water power from Black 

 river, as for instance the Union Carriage & Gear Company, 

 Watertown Brass & Manufacturing Company. Watertown Ther- 

 mometer Company, the Elwood Silk Company, Harmon Machine 

 Company, the H. H. Babcock Company and others. The H. H. 

 Babcock Company is one of the leading carriage manufacturing 

 industries of the State; when working at full capacity this com- 

 pany employs about 175 hands. 



Beaver River village. A sawmill was built at this place in 1S0G, 

 which was carried away by high water and rebuilt the next .year. 

 A gristmill was erected in 1810 and another sawmill in 1815. In 

 1839 David Dexter founded an extensive chair factory. Other 

 early industries were Poor's chair-stock factory and Wilcox 

 coffin and casket works, which have, however, given way to more 

 recent enterprises. Various other milling industries have been 

 operated at this place at various times. 



Felts Mills. A dam was constructed across Black river at this 

 place in 1821, and in 3822 what is known as the old stone mill, 

 which still stands, was erected. It has not been operated for the 

 last ten years. Large sawmills were erected by John Felt in 1824. 

 The Taggart Paper Company, which is now the only industry 

 using water power at Felts Mills, erected its plant in 1889. 



Great Bend. A dam was constructed across the Black river at 

 this place in 180f> and a sawmill built, which was soon carried 

 away by high water but at once replaced. Between 1S15 and 1S24 

 the place developed a number of milling enterprises, which are 

 not specifically described in the early history. The large mill 

 of the Taggart Paper Company is now the only water-power 

 industry at this place. 



